NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State swimming and diving team fell to Missouri Valley Conference foe Indiana State on Saturday by a final score of 181-119.
Seniors Jensen Keck and Kierston Farley-Sepe paced the Redbirds in the pool, while Caroline Lecoeur secured a pair of individual wins on the boards.
IN THE POOL
A pair of Redbirds finished first in their respective events:
- Jensen Keck – 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.56), 200-yard breaststroke (2:25.58)
- Kierston Farley-Sepe – 200-yard butterfly (2:05.94), 100-yard butterfly (57.15), 200-yard IM (2:08.37)
Additionally, five more Redbirds posted top-three times in their respective events:
- Morgan Rosser – 1,000-yard freestyle (10:45.15 – 3rd)
- Makenna Licking – 200-yard freestyle (1:57.61 – 3rd)
- Isabel Veliz – 100-yard backstroke (1:00.54 – 2nd), 200-yard backstroke (2:12.01 – 3rd)
- Katie Tillotson – 50-yard freestyle (24.85 – 2nd), 100-yard freestyle (54.48 – 3rd)
- Madyson Morse – 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.41 – 3rd)
ON THE BOARDS
The reigning MVC Diver of the Year, Caroline Lecoeur, swept the 1- and 3-meter diving events with scores of 275.40 and 291.98, respectively, while Kamryn Blake secured second place in the 1-meter dive (258.80) and third in the 3-meter dive (197.78) to lead ISU.
UP NEXT
Illinois State will close out the 2019 calendar year in two weeks when it travels to head coach Caitlin Hamilton's alma mater for the Purdue Invite on Nov. 21-23.
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